Hose-holder.



H.J.'M.H0WARD.

- HOSE, HOLDER.

LIOATION FILED AUG.10, 1910 I Patented Jan. 10, 1'9 11. a sum. HEET 1.

HENRY J. M. HOWARD, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

HOSE-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 10, 1910.

Patented Jan. 10, 1911.

Serial No. 576,463.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY J. M. HOWARD, a citizen of the United States,residing at lVashington, in the District of Columbia, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Hose-Holders; and I do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a partof this specification, and to the figures and letters of referencemarked thereon.

This invention relates to hose holders, such as are used for emergencyor fire purposes in buildings having a fixed water supply system ormains forming a permanent part of the structure.

The objects of the invention are to provide a simple inexpensive holderwhich may be readily secured in position upon any available support inproximity to the water supply controlling valve.

Further objects of the invention are to provide a simple holder uponwhich the hose may, while still connected with the supply, be wound in acoil and when needed for use will lead therefrom in any desireddirection and may be released by simply pulling on the free or nozzleend.

Other objects of the invention are to dispense with inclosing membersfor the coil of hose whereby the hose may be readily wound up withoutthe use of special appliances and when wound is fully exposed forinspection.

In the accompanying drawings-Figure 1 is a front elevation of a holderand coil of hose mounted thereon. Fig. 2 is a detail section through theends of the supporting arms and hub. Fig. 3 is a view corresponding toFig. 1 but showing the holder provided with a supporting bracketattached to the water supply pipe above the valve. Fig. at is a top planpartly in section of the arrangement shown in Fig. 3. Figs. 5 and 6 areviews corresponding to Figs. 1 and 3, but showing slightly modified andpreferred arrangements of the supporting arms.

Similar letters of reference in the several figures indicate the sameparts.

The body of the holder is formed by a substantially parallel pair ofarms A which curve outwardly and downwardly from a vertical bearingadapted to surround an axis about which the holder may swing in ahorizontal plane. The bearing may be relatively large, as shown at B inFigs. 1 and 5 to surround a nipple C projecting downwardly from thevalve D and serving as the connection for the supply end of the hose, orit may be relatively small as in Figs. 3, 4 and 6 for the passage of apivot pin E mounted in a bracket F. Bracket F is pro vided with a base fwhereby it may be attached to any suitable support such as the wall ofthe building or to the vertical water supply pipe G, as by a yoke orclamp H shown in Figs. 3, 4 and 6. The vertical axis of the holder islocated a sufficient distance from the wall to permit the holder toswing in a half circle or to normally occupy a position parallel withthe wall as will be understood from Fig. 4..

In the ends of the arms A there is journaled a skeleton hub preferablyformed by a central bearing H and parallel bars H connected to thecentral hub by end pieces H slightly curved on the outer faces toprevent catching on the arms A when rotated. A bolt or pintle I passesthrough the hub and connects the arms A, the nuts on the bolt beingarranged to seat without drawing the arms together sufliciently to causea binding of the hub whereby the latter is left practically free torotate on the pintle. Each bar H is perforated as indicated at h and theperforations are adapted to aline with perforations h in the arms forthe reception of pins h whereby the hub may be held against rotation.

In coiling or winding the hose on the holder the hose is doubled atapproximately the center and the end of the loop is pushed throughbetween the center and one of the side bars of the hub, after which bygrasping the hose the hub and doubled hose is turned to wind the hosearound the hub in the form of a spiral as shown. The coil may betightened by inserting a metal pin to prevent reverse rotation anddrawing down on the free end of the hose. When fully wound and tighteneda break pin, preferably of wood, is inserted to hold the coil againstunwinding but said pin is readily severed or broken by a sharp pull onthe nozzle end, after which the hose will discharge freely. By arrangingthe arms to curve outwardly and downwardly the intermediate parts of thearms cross the convolutions of the hose near the top thereby performingtwo important functions. First, the convolutions are kept in alineinentat the top or point of support and will consequently always hangstraight and true and secondly when the nozzle end is carried around tothe side the hose engages the arms at a point well removed fromthevertical axis and swings the holder so that the hose will leadtherefrom in the proper direction and without binding. In order tofurther guard against a possibility of the end or upper convolution ot'the hose slipping or being pulled ol'l' at one side of the spiral thearms may be extended upwardly and outwardly from the hub as shown at Kin Figs. 5 and (5 the extremities being connected by a cross piece orpin Z;

In both constructions illustrated, practically the whole of theconvolut-e of hose is exposed to view and by grasping the pe riphery ofthe convolute, even when the winding is first started the winding may beperfectly controlled and ett'ected without the use of a crank or otherappliance such as would be necessary it' the convolute were confinedbetween side pieces.

The whole structure is exceedingly simple. It is of neat and attractivedesign and permits the hose to be located in the most effective positionwith respect to the valve, as the inner end of the hose may he leddirectly from the valve connection to the hose holder and the tree ornozzle end will. be left pendent for being conveniently grasped when thehose is to be drawn ott for use.

Having thus described my inventii'm, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Let ters Patent of the United States, is-

1. In a hose holder, such as described, the combination with thesupporting arms having a vertically arranged axis and curved outwardlyand downwardly from said axis, of a hub journaled on a horizontal axisbetween the lower ends of said arms and embodying means for retaining afold of the hose wound 011 the hub, said arms forming a guide for theconvolutions ot' the hose above the hub only and leaving the coiled hosefreely exposed for inspection and manipulation by being grasped with thehands.

2. In a hose holder, such as described, the combination with theparallel arms having a vertically arranged axis about which they mayswing in a horizontal plane and curved outwardly and downwardly fromsaid axis, of a skeleton hub ournaled on a horizontal axis between thelower ends ofthe arms and adapted to retain a fold of the hose and a pininterposed between the hub and arms for preventing the rotation of thehub, the construction being such that the hub may be released forrotation by a pull on the free or nozzle end of the hose wound on thehub.

3. A hose holder embodying parallel arms having at their base a verticalbearing and curved outwardly and downwardly from. said bearing, and afixed vertical ournal on which said bearing is mounted to permit thearms to swing in a horizontal pl ane, of a hub having a central bearingand oppositely dis-- posed side bars parallel therewith whereby a foldof the hose may be held between the center bearing and either side bar,a bolt mounted in the lower ends of the arms and forming the ournal forthe hub and a break pin mounted in the hub and cooperating with the armsto resist the rotation of the hub but adapted to be broken by a directpull on the tree or nozzle end oi? the hose wound on the hub.

'-l-. In a hose holder, a. pair of downwardly and outwardly extendingparallel supporting arms having at their bases a vertically arrangedbearing and at their outer ends upwardly and. outwardly curvedextensions, a vertical journal on which the arms are mounted to swinghorizontally and a skeleton hub journaled in the ends of the armswhereby the entire lower portion of a coil of hose wound on the hub willbe exposed for manipulation or inspection and at the top theconvolutions are held in alinemcnt by the arms and their extensions.

HENRY J. M. IHHVARD. lVitnesses 'lnonxs Deni-mm. ALnxwnnn S. S'rnimn'r.

